Amos 7

1 Saaledes lod den Herre HERREN mig skue: Se, Græshopper kom til Syne, da Efterslætten var ved at gro frem — Efterslætten efter Kongens Høst.

This is what the LORD showed me: And look, he formed locusts in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and look, it was the latter growth after the king's harvest.

2 Og da de var ved helt at afæde Jordens Urter, sagde jeg: »Herre, HERRE, tilgiv dog! Hvorledes skal Jakob staa det igennem, saa lille han er?«

It happened that, when they made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, "Lord GOD, forgive, I beg you. How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

3 Og HERREN angrede. »Det skal ej ske!« sagde HERREN.

The LORD relented concerning this. "It shall not be," says the LORD.

4 Saaledes lod den Herre HERREN mig skue: Se, den Herre HERREN kaldte Ild frem til Straf, og den fortærede det store Verdensdyb; men da den vilde til at fortære Agerlandet,

This is what the LORD showed me: And look, the LORD called for judgment by fire; and it dried up the great deep, and would have devoured the land.

5 sagde jeg: »Herre, HERRE, hold inde! Hvorledes skal Jakob staa det igennem, saa lille han er?«

Then I said, "LORD, stop, I beg you. How could Jacob stand? For he is small."

6 Og HERREN angrede. »Ej heller det skal ske!« sagde den Herre HERREN.

The LORD relented concerning this. "This also shall not be," says the LORD.

7 Saaledes lod han mig skue: Se, Herren stod paa en Mur med et Blylod i Haanden.

This is what the LORD showed me: And look, he was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand.

8 Og HERREN sagde til mig: »Hvad ser du, Amos?« Jeg svarede: »Et Blylod!« Da sagde Herren: »Se, jeg sænker Loddet i mit Folk Israel; jeg vil ikke spare det længer.

And the LORD said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" And I said, "A plumb line." Then the LORD said, "Look, I have set a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.

9 Isaks Høje bliver øde, Israels Helligdomme styrtes, med Sværd staar jeg op mod Jeroboams Hus.«

The high places of Isaac will be desolate, the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword."

10 Men Amazja, Betels Præst, sendte Bud til Kong Jeroboam af Israel og lod sige: »Amos stifter en Sammensværgelse imod dig midt i Israels Hus; Landet kan ikke bære alle hans Ord.

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, "Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words.

11 Thi saaledes siger Amos: For Sværdet skal Jeroboam dø, og Israel skal bortføres fra sin Jord.«

For Amos says, 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.'"

12 Og Amazja sagde til Amos: »Seer, gaa din Vej og se at komme til Judas Land! Der kan du tjene dit Brød og profetere.

Amaziah also said to Amos, "You seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

13 Men i Betel maa du ikke profetere længer, thi det er Kongens Helligdom og Rigets Tempel.«

but do not prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house."

14 Amos svarede Amazja: »Jeg er hverken Profet eller Profetlærling: jeg er Faarehyrde og avler Morbærfigen;

Then Amos answered Amaziah, "I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;

15 men HERREN tog mig fra Hjorden og sagde til mig: Gaa hen og profetér for mit Folk Israel!

and the LORD took me from following the flock, and the LORD said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.'

16 Saa hør nu HERRENS Ord! Du siger: Du maa ikke profetere mod Israel, ej prædike mod Israels Hus!

Now therefore listen to the word of the LORD: 'You say, Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not proclaim against the house of Isaac.'

17 Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Din Hustru bliver Skøge i Byen, dine Sønner og Døtre skal falde for Sværd; din Jord skal udskiftes med Snor, og selv skal du dø paa uren Jord. Og bort fra sin Jord skal Israel føres.«

Therefore thus says the LORD: 'Your wife shall be a prostitute in the city, and your sons and your daughters shall fall by the sword, and your land shall be divided by line; and you yourself shall die in a land that is unclean, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of his land.'"